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The Late Cretaceous was a time of ocean giants, with the likes of scarily sharp-toothed mosasaurs and ridiculously long-necked elasmosaurs bigging it up in the seas. But while these might be some of the more famous aquatic reptilian behemoths from this period, they aren’t the only ones. Around 74 million years ago, they were joined by the largest turtle ever …

No one chooses “The Long Walk.” Not really. That’s the key to surviving Stephen King’s cult-hit horror novel from 1979 — about a fascist American government and a group of teen boys who supposedly “volunteer” for its lethal endurance test. Published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, more than a decade after King cracked the concept, “The Long Walk” is technically …

As we age, what and how much we eat tends to change. However, how meal timing relates to our health remains less understood. Researchers at Mass General Brigham and their collaborators studied changes to meal timing in older adults and discovered people experience gradual shifts in when they eat meals as they age. They also found characteristics that may contribute …

The health risk linked to scrolling too long while on the toilet  The Washington Post Using the phone while you poop greatly raises hemorrhoid risk, new study says  CNN Smartphone overuse linked to a new pain the butt: hemorrhoids  NBC News Set a two TikTok toilet limit to reduce haemorrhoid risk, doctors advise  The Guardian Doing this on the toilet raises your risk of …

Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard  Medscape Disability data reveals hidden global burden of long COVID  News-Medical Rush scopes out long COVID’s financial toll on workers, employers  Crain’s Chicago Business Years lived with disability may signal long-COVID risk, global researchers say  CIDRAP Source link

The Long Wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Almost Over  The New York Times How ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ Fans Turned Waiting for Its Release Into a Game  WIRED Why Hollow Knight: Silksong Is This Year’s GTA 6, and Whether a Juggernaut Stomping on Your Release Date Really Matters  IGN Team Cherry hoped Silksong could be anyone’s “first Hollow Knight game,” and one reason …

Morning Bid: US long bond yield tests 5% again  Reuters US Treasury Yields Brush With 5% as Global Borrowing Costs Mount  Yahoo Finance Global bond sell-off reflects unease over budgets and central banks  CNBC Bonds selloff keeps investors on edge as gold hits records  Reuters The canary in the coal mine is singing as global bond selloff raises national debt concerns  Fortune Source link

There are regions where an atypically large number of people enjoy a much longer lifespan than elsewhere on the planet. In these so-called Blue Zones—such as Ogliastra in Italy, Ikaria in Greece, Okinawa in Japan, and Martinique—the population tends to eat healthy, stay physically active, engage with a community, and live with a sense of purpose. (Why are we surprised …

Morning Bid: Dollar, gold and long yields surge  Reuters Fiscal jitters push US stocks down, European bond yields up to multiyear highs  Yahoo Finance Bonds Extend Their Slide, Asian Equities Retreat: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Global Bond Rout Deepens on Worries Over Debt—and Tariffs  Barron’s Long-Dated Bond Yields in Europe Surge to Decade-Plus Highs  The Wall Street Journal Source link

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